PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rasmussen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Shadows by The Rasmus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rasmussen
vs
Douglas

180 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Nemesis Cage Clothing
Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Douglas slips a straight right by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Rasmussen throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasmussen.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Douglas has managed to clinch.
Douglas trying to stall but Rasmussen improves his position.
Douglas keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rasmussen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rasmussen breaks the clinch.

Douglas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rasmussen is trying to improve his position.
Rasmussen being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rasmussen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Douglas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rasmussen is trying desperately to improve position.
Rasmussen wants to get back to his feet.
Douglas content just to control the position here.
Rasmussen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controlling his opponent.
Rasmussen working to try and regain half guard.
Douglas controlling the position easily from mount.
Douglas unloading with bombs!
Rasmussen wants to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Rasmussen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rasmussen is pressing down on Douglas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas stands up from Rasmussen's guard - Douglas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Rasmussen moves out of range easily.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasmussen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Douglas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rasmussen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Rasmussen throws a combination. Douglas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Joseph Douglas has been cut.

Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Rasmussen is breathing heavily.

Rasmussen breaks from the clinch.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Rasmussen with an uppercut!
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Rasmussen darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rasmussen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas lands a head kick. Rasmussen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Rasmussen 's knee.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasmussen doesn't seem bothered though.
Rasmussen misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.

Rasmussen darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
Douglas keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.

Rasmussen breaks from the clinch.
Rasmussen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasmussen tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with an inside leg kick.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasmussen avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Rasmussen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Rasmussen in the body.
A punch combination from Rasmussen misses.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Douglas counters by clinching up.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rasmussen fails to land.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Douglas lands a head kick. Rasmussen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasmussen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mika Rasmussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasmussen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mika Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasmussen throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rasmussen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Rasmussen is rocked!
Joseph Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Rasmussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rasmussen avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a combination

and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch.
Rasmussen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Rasmussen tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasmussen wants to break free but Douglas has control.
A short uppercut from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen can't break the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasmussen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rasmussen scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasmussen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a head kick!
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Douglas forces Rasmussen back against the cage and clinches.
Rasmussen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rasmussen misses with a combination

and Douglas counters by clinching up.
Douglas cracks Rasmussen with a nice body shot.
Rasmussen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Rasmussen blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rasmussen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rasmussen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rasmussen really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a leg kick.
Rasmussen tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasmussen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Rasmussen.

Douglas clinches with his opponent.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Rasmussen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
Rasmussen misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas lands a front kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Douglas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasmussen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Douglas scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Douglas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasmussen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rasmussen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a head kick.
Rasmussen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rasmussen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Rasmussen throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters with a body kick that stops Rasmussen in his tracks momentarily.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasmussen throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Rasmussen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rasmussen doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rasmussen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rasmussen misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rasmussen wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a flying knee that drops Rasmussen! Douglas dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Douglas!